Conference: The Yom Kippur War

Monday Oct 21, 2013 | Glickman Conference Center

CJS’s Israel Studies Collaborative will host North America’s single largest conference on the Yom Kippur War this month, Oct. 21–22 in the Glickman Conference Center of the College of Liberal Arts building.

The Yom Kippur War: 40 Years Later, which is free and open to the public, will focus on the military, social, and diplomatic aspects of the war, a 1973 conflict between Israel and the coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Dr. Naomi Lindstrom, SCJS Acting Director, emphasized the scope and expertise of the conference and its presenters.